We’ve seen the images of Foxconn’s electronics assembly caverns with young women sitting elbow to elbow along seemingly endless benches, assembling iPads and cell phones.
Tag: jul 16 2024
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ARE HEADPHONES THE NEW PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG?
In the 1960s, proponents of LSD urged people to “tune in, turn on, and drop out.” There’s new evidence that you can turn on by tuning in your headphones.
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AL MICHAELS RETURNS AS OLYMPIC COMMENTATOR—SORT OF
Al Michaels, who offered some of the first play-by-play and color commentary on the televised Olympics decades ago will be heard again, this time narrating the nightly Olympic highlights to be broadcast by cable network Peacock.
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AI THAT’S SO GOOD YOU CAN’T HAVE IT
Microsoft has developed VALL-E 2, a voice-cloning AI that mimics a person’s voice and speech patterns so perfectly that the company won’t release it to the public.
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AI SPEEDS TRICKY CANCER DIAGNOSES
Medical technicians can spot cancer by analyzing sugar in blood samples. It’s easy to find the sugars by scanning samples with a mass spectrometer.
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TARGET EMPLOYEES NOW HAVE AN AI SIDEKICK
Chain retailer Target is putting finishing touches on Store Companion, a know-it-all chatbot that store employees will access through a handheld device.
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TECH FIRMS’ AI FRENZY CONTRADICTS THEIR STATED CLIMATE GOALS
Google has promised to cut its carbon emissions by 50 percent compared to 2019; Microsoft pledges it will be carbon negative by 2030.
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THE LEGAL ASSAULT ON CRYPTO PRIVACY AND FREEDOM
In 2009, the pseudonymous Satoshi set Bitcoin into motion. He would quickly disappear into the ether, relinquish all control of the project, and never be heard from again.
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THE COVID-19 SHOT CAN DOUBLE YOUR RISK OF DYING FASTER, STUDY FINDS
Published research suggests that hospitalized patients who received the COVID jab die at a faster rate compared to unjabbed patients, even after adjusting for comorbidities
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PROJECT TOTAL CONTROL: EVERYTHING IS A WEAPON WHEN TOTALITARIANISM IS NORMALIZED
The U.S. government is working to re-shape the country in the image of a totalitarian state.